An Egyptian team consisting of several jurists and archaeologists demanded financial compensation worth two billion dollars from Netflix for distorting the image of Queen Cleopatra and ancient Egyptian civilization. Netflix aired a controversial documentary film about Queen Cleopatra VII where the ancient Egyptian queen was represented as black, backing Afrocentric claims that the ancient Egyptian civilization was of black origin. Egyptian lawyer Mahmoud al-Semary previously filed a case with the Public Prosecutor to shut down the Netflix platform in Egypt, following the trailer release of “Queen Cleopatra. Critically pannedNetflix’s “Queen Cleopatra” documentary has received the worst audience rating ever in TV show history on Rotten Tomatoes, according to a Forbes report. The Netflix film about the story of Cleopatra made her appear dark-skinned as if her origins were African and not Macedonian.
